"Driving Home for Christmas" is a single written by Chris Rea and released in 1986 as a non-album single. The song peaked at #53 in the UK Single Chart in 1988, and re-entered the chart in 2007, peaking at #33.In a live interview on the BBC Radio 4 programme on 16 December 2009 Rea said he wrote "Driving Home for Christmas" many years before he first recorded it. His wife had come down to London to drive him home to Middlesbrough in her Austin Mini to save money because it was cheaper to drive than travel by train. Inspiration for the song came as she and Rea were stuck in heavy traffic heading out of London with a long drive to Middlesbrough ahead of them. Rea said "Driving Home for Christmas" is a "car version of a carol".Lyrics:I'm driving home for ChristmasOh, I can't wait to see those facesI'm driving home for Christmas, yeahWell, I'm moving down that lineAnd it's been so longBut I will be thereI sing this songTo pass the time awayDriving in my carDriving home for ChristmasIt's gonna take some time but I'll get thereTop to toe in tailbacksOh, I got red lights all aroundBut soon there'll be a freeway, yeahGet my feet on holy groundSo I sing for youThough you can't hear meWhen I get throughAnd feel you near meDriving in my carI'm driving home for ChristmasDriving home for ChristmasWith a thousand memoriesI take look at the driver next to meHe's just the sameJust the sameTop to toe in tailbacksOh, I got red lights all aroundI'm driving home for Christmas, yeahGet my feet on holy groundSo I sing for youThough you can't hear meWhen I get throughOh and feel you near meDriving in my carDriving home for ChristmasDriving home for ChristmasWith a thousand memoriesI take look at the driver next to meHe's just the sameHe's driving home, driving homeDriving home for Christmas...This video has been published with absolute respect and admiration to Chris Rea's music !http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chris-Rea/e/B000APXKXO/works/ref=ntt_mus_teaser?